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"Transactional Leader, No Surprises": Shashi Tharoor On Trump 2.0 For India
Congress leader Shashi Thaoor, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, told NDTV today Donald Trump is a familiar politician who India has engaged with before.
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Shashi Tharoor To Head Standing Committee On External Affairs
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs and veteran leader Digvijaya Singh will head the panel on education, party sources said on Thursday.
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Chairs Panel Meet On Sri Lanka, Calls For "Unanimous Support"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka. He said "unanimous support" is needed to stand with Sri Lanka in its difficult time.
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Opposition MPs Demand Parliamentary Panel Meeting On India-China Stand-Off
A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs should be called at the earliest and briefed by the foreign secretary, defence secretary and other top officials on the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian soldiers died, several panel members from the opposition parties said on Sunday.
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Shashi Tharoor Declines To Be Member Of External Affairs Committee: Report
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has declined to be a member of the parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs, PTI sources said on Friday.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Key Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
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"Explain Objective Of Air Strike To World," Parliamentary Panel Tells Foreign Ministry
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has told the External Affairs Ministry to "emphatically" assert before the international community that the Indian Air Force (IAF) crossed the border on February 26 not to attack Pakistan but terror camps on its territory.
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Lack Of Quorum Stops Parliamentary Panel From Adopting Doklam Report
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Thursday could not adopt the draft report on Doklam issue due to lack of quorum as most of the BJP members stayed away from the meeting.
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Parliamentary Panel To Tour Border Areas In Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Next Month
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor which also includes Rahul Gandhi, will visit border areas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh next month to take stock of the situation following the Doklam crisis with China, sources said.
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Parliamentary Panel Raises Questions Over Proxy Voting For NRIs
A parliamentary panel today questioned the "credibility" of proxy voting for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), saying it opened the doors for malpractices and added that the option of using technology or postal ballots could be explored instead.
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India In Touch With Myanmar, Bangladesh On Rohingya Issue: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar
India is in touch with Myanmar and Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingya Muslims, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is understood to have told the members of a parliamentary panel in New Delhi.
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Passports Could Be Applied From Post Offices Shortly: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who led a 15-member delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs here, today said that passports could be applied from post offices shortly.
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Opinion: BJP's Premature Joy at Third Place in Kerala
A by-election in Kerala has political pundits all excited, because it seems to point to a dramatic new trend in national politics.
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Opinion: The NRI Factor. Why You Must Vote
In some states, NRI votes could change who's elected, says Shashi Tharoor.
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"Transactional Leader, No Surprises": Shashi Tharoor On Trump 2.0 For India
Congress leader Shashi Thaoor, who heads the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, told NDTV today Donald Trump is a familiar politician who India has engaged with before.
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Shashi Tharoor To Head Standing Committee On External Affairs
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs and veteran leader Digvijaya Singh will head the panel on education, party sources said on Thursday.
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar Chairs Panel Meet On Sri Lanka, Calls For "Unanimous Support"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday chaired a parliamentary consultative committee meeting on the situation in Sri Lanka. He said "unanimous support" is needed to stand with Sri Lanka in its difficult time.
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Opposition MPs Demand Parliamentary Panel Meeting On India-China Stand-Off
A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs should be called at the earliest and briefed by the foreign secretary, defence secretary and other top officials on the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian soldiers died, several panel members from the opposition parties said on Sunday.
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Shashi Tharoor Declines To Be Member Of External Affairs Committee: Report
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has declined to be a member of the parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs, PTI sources said on Friday.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Key Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
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BJP MPs Replace Congress Leaders As Heads Of 2 Parliamentary Panels
Two crucial parliamentary panels, the standing committees on finance and external affairs, which were headed by Congress MPs in previous Lok Sabha are now chaired by BJP MPs.
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"Explain Objective Of Air Strike To World," Parliamentary Panel Tells Foreign Ministry
The Parliamentary Standing Committee has told the External Affairs Ministry to "emphatically" assert before the international community that the Indian Air Force (IAF) crossed the border on February 26 not to attack Pakistan but terror camps on its territory.
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Lack Of Quorum Stops Parliamentary Panel From Adopting Doklam Report
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Thursday could not adopt the draft report on Doklam issue due to lack of quorum as most of the BJP members stayed away from the meeting.
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Parliamentary Panel To Tour Border Areas In Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Next Month
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor which also includes Rahul Gandhi, will visit border areas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh next month to take stock of the situation following the Doklam crisis with China, sources said.
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Parliamentary Panel Raises Questions Over Proxy Voting For NRIs
A parliamentary panel today questioned the "credibility" of proxy voting for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), saying it opened the doors for malpractices and added that the option of using technology or postal ballots could be explored instead.
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India In Touch With Myanmar, Bangladesh On Rohingya Issue: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar
India is in touch with Myanmar and Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingya Muslims, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is understood to have told the members of a parliamentary panel in New Delhi.
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Passports Could Be Applied From Post Offices Shortly: Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who led a 15-member delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs here, today said that passports could be applied from post offices shortly.
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Opinion: BJP's Premature Joy at Third Place in Kerala
A by-election in Kerala has political pundits all excited, because it seems to point to a dramatic new trend in national politics.
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Opinion: The NRI Factor. Why You Must Vote
In some states, NRI votes could change who's elected, says Shashi Tharoor.
